I am the Charlottesville Bureau Chief for Virginia Public Radio, covering healthcare, the environment, politics and social issues for listeners in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Virginia Beach, Richmond and other cities across the state of Virginia. I am the winner of numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, including a national prize in 2012 for reporting on fracking. I was also recognized by the Society of Environmental Journalists and am a frequent winner of Edward R. Murrow awards from the Radio, Television and Digital News Association. Before moving to Virginia, I worked in Chicago for nearly 30 years, reporting, serving as a news director, talk show producer and newscaster for NBC radio and TV, CBS radio, ABC network TV and Chicago Public Radio. I have been a fellow with the East-West Center, the Benton Broadcast Program at the University of Chicago and the International Reporting Project at Johns Hopkins. I have studied French, Russian, Dutch, Indonesian, Mandarin and Spanish, and -- alas -- have forgotten most of what I learned. I am married, have two children, belong to two book clubs and enjoy traveling.